Prescribe alfacalcidol (calcitriol equally effective) when there is hypocalcaemia or when PTH >2x normal in the presence of normal serum calcium.
PO4 should be kept at ≤1.8 mmol/l by dietary restriction and the use of phosphate binders. See osteodystrophy

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